gu

gu · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel used for ritual wine drinking during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

  2. 2.

    An abbreviation for Guam (US territory) in postal codes.

Related words

See also: bronze, vessel

Etymology

From Chinese (Mandarin: gu), referring to a specific type of ritual bronze vessel.